AROUND THE TENTS with John David Robbins

Controversial male model Andrej Pejic strutted down the catwalk for Arthur Mendonca's spring 2012 runway show in the tents at David Pecaut Square.
The 20-year-old Serbian-born model was raised in Melbourne and has been making serious headlines around the globe throughout the last year. The...

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There's always a bit of a buzz around the John Rocha shows. Although he's always remained a little bit under the radar, the Hong Kong-born Irish designer has a large cult following, who happily show up at his shows in his designs. This includes myself. I suppose he's best known for his...

My guest is actor John David Whalen, who co-starred opposite Kevin Spacey in the political comedy, Casino Jack. I decide to ditch the dress, opt for some sleek Diane Von Furstenberg trousers with an Armani Privé blouse. Now, much more comfortable, I can feel the evening's potential for the...

We hung around the John Lewis Brasserie drinking the most insanely delicious 'summer red' wine by Gallo, tastes more like a rosé and slipped down far too easily and nibbling on tasty tidbits. We listened to speeches by the insanely talented Caryn Franklin and Safia Minney who were truly...

The retailer brought 15 leather and suede jackets to some of their favorite artists (including The Wild Unknown, Fanny Bostrom, Lizzy Janssen, John David Mahaffey, Melanie Bendavid, and Carrie Yotter), who then hand-painted and customized each one. That's right, no two are the same--and not...

Hosted by Burberry's Chief Creative and Chief Executive Officer Christopher Bailey, the intensely fashionable event was attended by over 700 guests from around the world including A-listers like Cara Delevingne, Suki Waterhouse, Beckham family, Mila Kunis, Tang Wei, Elton John, David Furnish,...

On a rainy Tuesday on Pier 54, a bunch of journalists huddled under a tent while David Blaine explained what he was doing and why he was doing it. I knew I wouldn't remember so I filmed it. He said he was inspired by Tesla (what what) and he wanted to recreate that scene from The Prestige...

Our favorite British turned American soccer player and all around pretty boy David Beckham is woring on a new frangrance. The Scent which will be appropriately titled "David Beckham Homme" is a collaboration with cosmetics brand Coty Beauty and is set to launch this September. We all know his...

Most of John-David's designs can be taken apart and put back together– the skirts and jackets, pants and tops can all be intermingled and mixed in a myriad of ways to come up with a style that is entirely personalized and matches the season's . According to John-David, this is the difference...

So far the graphic video hasn't been screened anywhere near Toronto Fashion Week, but on Tuesday afternoon the PETA reps floating around the tents claimed that the video would be sent to any Canadian designers who opted to present leather or fur in their collections.
PETA has had a small...